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And not slashing their benefits but at the same time he said this program has got to exist for those who are in the workforce now who need it for their future. so were ready to take this debate on. were ready to engage. weve put proposals in our budget that do that. but at the same time were going to do it in a smart and effective way that actually engages in a conversation started by the fiscal commission, one i might add this president put in place to get it done and get it done for the americ...

Projects that congressmen bring the bacon back home to their districts. you heard the president saying hell veto any spending proposal with earmarks in it. the republicans like that message. a lot of democrats are saying wait a minute, including harry reid. in an interview in an interview said back off, mr. president. the moneys going to be spent anyway. a little tension between the president and fellow democrats. now lets move on to sarah palin. if you look at her political action committee, ch...

Faster and reaching higher in these conditions lester >> all right, jacob, thanks president biden rallying democrats tonight to pass another sweeping spending proposal, $3.5 trillion for health care, child care, climate change, and other priorities our peter alexander has more on it tonight. >> reporter: president biden tonight back on capitol hill, urging senate democrats to unite around a massive $3.5 trillion spending proposal >> were going get this done. we are getting it done thank you. >...

Re-election. and from new coke to diet coke plus. its had its fair share of soda fails. now comes another change. the question, whether coke fans will drink it up. its "way too early" for this. good morning and welcome to "way too early," the show that remembers joe biden pretty well who ran basically to the right of bernie sanders. im kasie hunt on this thursday, july 15th. well start with the national news. the democrats worked to pass another spending proposal. hes pushing for a blueprint...

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Nothing. >> well take it away. enjoy the rest of your afternoon. well see what we can do here now that youre done. its a done deal, the government still open for business. democrats and republicans coming together at the very last minute to pass a budget. president obama is expected to sign it any minute now, well bring that to you. it funds the government through friday. lawmakers say they have a deal to keep the government operating through september, thats when they start talking about the bu...

Next year. they suggested that this has no impact on long-term debt, because its for two years. look, you know this. the only people that will agree with me when i say this are the economists listening, left, right and center. in the middle of a recession where were just climbing out of it, the economy, unemployment is still at 9.7%. the idea of raising taxes and reducing spending is a prescription for disaster. no one is suggesting that. >> is the balance to that point -- do you think do we thi...

Youre the shuttle-ready projects guy. there should be more investment in infrastructure. should there be more of that before we focus on bringing down the deficit? >> we can do both. let me explain what i mean. the omnibus or the -- im sorry to sound like a senator here, or a wonk, but in the spending proposal for next year, we freeze discretionary spending. freeze it. freeze it. we think we have to start by -- all those things were tails on them, long-term impact, we should not be spending in t...